A cyberattack on the state of Rhode Island's online benefits system may have compromised the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents, Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday night.State officials were initially informed on Dec.

An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially hundreds of thousands of people from the state’s social services and health insurance systems, officials said.

Rhode Island’s governor announced Friday that a state health care system was targeted in a cyberattack that may have resulted in personal information being stolen. RIBridges, part of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services,